Retinal ganglion cell repopulation for vision restoration in optic neuropathy: a roadmap from the RReSTORe Consortium

JR Soucy, EA Aguzzi, J Cho, MJ Gilhooley… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma and other optic neuropathies results in
irreversible vision loss due to the mammalian central nervous system's limited regenerative …

Role of oxidative stress in ocular diseases associated with retinal ganglion cells degeneration

EYC Kang, PK Liu, YT Wen, PMJ Quinn, SR Levi… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ocular diseases associated with retinal ganglion cell (RGC) degeneration is the most
common neurodegenerative disorder that causes irreversible blindness worldwide. It is …

[HTML][HTML] Extension of retinofugal projections in an assembled model of human pluripotent stem cell-derived organoids

CM Fligor, SS Lavekar, J Harkin, PK Shields… - Stem Cell Reports, 2021 - cell.com
The development of the visual system involves the coordination of spatial and temporal
events to specify the organization of varied cell types, including the elongation of axons from …

Re-formation of synaptic connectivity in dissociated human stem cell-derived retinal organoid cultures

AL Ludwig, SJ Mayerl, Y Gao… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Human pluripotent stem cell (hPSC)-derived retinal organoids (ROs) can efficiently and
reproducibly generate retinal neurons that have potential for use in cell replacement …

Development of a three-dimensional organoid model to explore early retinal phenotypes associated with Alzheimer's disease

SS Lavekar, J Harkin, M Hernandez, C Gomes… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the
accumulation of Aβ plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, resulting in synaptic loss and …

Retinal ganglion cells with a glaucoma OPTN (E50K) mutation exhibit neurodegenerative phenotypes when derived from three-dimensional retinal organoids

KB VanderWall, KC Huang, Y Pan, SS Lavekar… - Stem Cell Reports, 2020 - cell.com
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) serve as the connection between the eye and the brain, with
this connection disrupted in glaucoma. Numerous cellular mechanisms have been …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytes modulate neurodegenerative phenotypes associated with glaucoma in OPTN (E50K) human stem cell-derived retinal ganglion cells

C Gomes, KB VanderWall, Y Pan, X Lu, SS Lavekar… - Stem cell reports, 2022 - cell.com
Although the degeneration of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) is a primary characteristic of
glaucoma, astrocytes also contribute to their neurodegeneration in disease states. Although …

[HTML][HTML] Pro-maturational effects of human iPSC-derived cortical astrocytes upon iPSC-derived cortical neurons

A Hedegaard, J Monzón-Sandoval, SE Newey… - Stem cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
Astrocytes influence neuronal maturation and function by providing trophic support,
regulating the extracellular environment, and modulating signaling at synapses. The …

SOX9-induced generation of functional astrocytes supporting neuronal maturation in an all-human system

K Neyrinck, J Van Den Daele, T Vervliet… - Stem Cell Reviews and …, 2021 - Springer
Astrocytes, the main supportive cell type of the brain, show functional impairments upon
ageing and in a broad spectrum of neurological disorders. Limited access to human …

Glaucoma as a neurodegenerative disease caused by intrinsic vulnerability factors

A Artero-Castro, FJ Rodriguez-Jimenez… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Glaucoma, one of the most common causes of blindness in developing countries today,
involves a progressive loss of neural cells in the optic nerve that leads to progressive …